A look at attacks on houses of worship over last decade
Source: Associated Press Houses of worship around the world, a place of reflection and peace, have been targeted for attack by extremists. Here are some of the deadly assaults over […]
Religious unaffiliation is growing in the US. Why isn’t it in Congress?
Source: Religion News Service BY Bart Worden (RNS) — This fall, voters in the Midwest elected two Muslim women to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first female members of […]
NPR Audio: A Priest, Who Became a Professor: Her Journey to Interfaith Tolerance
For Priest Turned Professor, ‘Holy Envy’ Is Key To Appreciating World Religions Source: NPR From an early age, Barbara Brown Taylor knew that she wanted to live a spiritual life. […]
The Supreme Court Is Quietly Changing the Status of Religion in American Life
Source: The New Yorker By Jeffrey Toobin Donald Trump may be imperilled by the ever-growing number of investigations into various avenues of his conduct, but his agenda continues apace at the Supreme Court. […]
Pakistan seizes religious schools in intensified crackdown on militants
Source: Reuters BY Asif Shahzad, Drazen Jorgic ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control of 182 religious schools and […]
The Supreme Court’s Peace Cross case highlights a deeper question about religion
Source: The Washington Post By Charles Lane Opinion writer March 5 In the case of the Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Md., the ostensible issue for the Supreme Court is whether the […]
New Pakistani leader’s education aims may include reining in religious schools
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) — Like several Pakistani leaders before him, Prime Minister Imran Khan came into office vowing to reform the country’s 38,000 […]
Urdu Video: Laughter is the Best Medicine for Hinduism Gone Extreme
Benefits of cow urine: Suggested reading How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods?
Human Psychology, Poverty and Religious Mindset
Epigraph: When man suffers some affliction, he prays to his Lord and turns to Him, but once he has been granted a favour from God, he forgets the One he […]
The Most Religious Americans are Least Compassionate?
% who say the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees: Religiously unaffiliated 65% Black Protestant 63% Catholic 50% White mainline Protestant 43% White evangelicals 25%https://t.co/t6c8hKJC1H pic.twitter.com/EOF22sn3MI — Pew Research […]
India and Pakistan Flying Together
By Dr. Mike Ghouse, who is an India American and is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. His new book, the “American […]
Bringing the Hindus and the Muslims Closer in Universal Brotherhood
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the […]
Ukraine’s crisis of faith: Another proof that religion should be individual and not organized
Ukraine’s crisis of faith Source: Politico By Christopher Miller, who is a Kiev-based journalist The Kiev-Kremlin conflict catalyzes a religious schism centuries in the making. VORSIVKA, Ukraine — For years, […]
Balakot: Indian air strikes, targeting militants in Pakistan
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing an innocent one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: BBC India says it launched air strikes against militants […]
My Response to: A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral
A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral: https://t.co/ILXA3ZZRCx pic.twitter.com/47iMBYeQHz — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) February 25, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Epigraph: Those who […]
How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It is very simple! And as we celebrate, the first United Nations International Day of Yoga – the […]
Billionaire New England Patriots’ Owner Robert Kraft Falls To Show Us Need of Religion
Epigraph: And he who turns away from the remembrance of the Gracious God, We appoint for him a satan, who becomes his companion. (Al Quran 43:36/37) New England Patriots Owner […]
British attitudes on national identity and religious minorities not unique in EU
Source: Pew Research Center BY OMKAR JOSHI AND JONATHAN EVANS Two women watch a 2017 parade in honor of St. George, England’s patron saint. His emblem, a red cross on a white background, […]
The little-noticed transformation of Islam in the West
Source: The Economist Islam frightens many in the West. Jihadists kill in the name of their religion. Some Muslim conservatives believe it lets them force their daughters to marry. When asked, […]
Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds
Source: New York Times By Kai Schultz NEW DELHI — The Indian authorities have delayed investigating a wave of vigilante-style murders of religious minorities, with many instead working to justify […]